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bouldersmith
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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: gwh]
      #250974 - 24/07/14 10:11 AM

My H&H falling block in .30 super is my go to rifle. I have shot many deer at between 80 and 125 yds with it and this one was taken at 200 yds from the kneeling position when he hesitated for just a second. The front bead is extremely fine and the rifle is very accurate. Given a proper rest I would not hesitate to take a slightly longer shot, say out to 250 or a bit more if everything was perfect.



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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: bouldersmith]
      #250979 - 24/07/14 04:48 PM

Bouldersmith
Must be hard to have to live with a rifle like that.

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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: Claydog]
      #250980 - 24/07/14 09:18 PM

How about some pictures of that rifle.

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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #250981 - 24/07/14 10:49 PM

I must spank myself. I thought bouldersmith said it was a Ruger, and when re-read it was a Falling block H&H!

Yes photos required, please.

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bouldersmith
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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: NitroX]
      #250984 - 24/07/14 11:36 PM









Sorry I do not have any good photos of the front sight. The last deer pictured was a great hunt. Hundreds of yards of belly crawling through more or less zero cover. Shot him in his bed from behind breaking his spine at about 125 yds. It was the only shot I had and the rifle performed flawlessly. She is a bit of a burden to own but I guess it is my cross to bear

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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: bouldersmith]
      #250987 - 24/07/14 11:51 PM

Nice & nasty crosses some must bear - LOL

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Waidmannsheil
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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: DarylS]
      #250995 - 25/07/14 06:50 AM

I feel your pain, it must be terrible. I am happy to help bear the burden if it becomes to much for you. Beautiful rifle by the way.


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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: Waidmannsheil]
      #250999 - 25/07/14 09:18 AM

Horrible looking piece of kit! Life is certainly too short to hunt with ugly rifles!!

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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: Nick_Adams]
      #251001 - 25/07/14 10:04 AM

Rabbits are no big deal to shoot or at least they werent when I was a kid as they were in their millions way back then.
I shot my first several thousand rabbits all with a Lithgow single shot .22 rifle with of course open sights.
Once one gets the hang of it it wasnt any big deal to head shoot rabbits out to 50 yards and even stretching the barrel for a lot longer shots when all the stars were aligned.I gat my arse kicked by the old man if I didnt head shoot them,it worked and laid the foundation for bigger and better things to come,although I used a scope on a Fallow buck yesterday...

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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: gryphon]
      #251044 - 26/07/14 05:44 AM

Grew up with an "Ace" .22 my uncle gave me when I was 12yrs. old. I hunted with it on the sly until I was able to test and get a hunting license at age 15.

We found out we had to shoot ground hogs in the head or middle chest to kill them RIGHT there and the irons were all we had. We simply made 100yards, the limit and stocked and shot when they were out of range. Amazing what practice can do for your accuracy, even with the lousy sights on that little rifle.

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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: DarylS]
      #251050 - 26/07/14 09:53 AM

Quite happy to shoot off hand at around 60m and with a rest around 100 meters is not that difficult with good lighting.
Took this Stag at over 100 meters with two quick shots with both landing together.

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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: ozhunter]
      #251052 - 26/07/14 10:11 AM

Nice! Nice rifle, too - elegant (the rifle).

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Re: Open sight rifle shooting distances? [Re: DarylS]
      #251055 - 26/07/14 10:49 AM

Please, more pictures of that gun and who makes it. Why do some of our members insist on taunting us with these photos were everyone knows the gun is a beauty but we can't really see it properly. Pictures man, pictures.

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